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To the gallows: Rape convicts sentenced to death in Gilgit-Baltistan

By thehighasia
December 1, 2015
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GILGIT: Two men convicted of raping a woman in Skardu town in Gilgit-Baltistan earlier this year have been handed the death sentence by an anti-terrorism court in Gilgit. The decision was announced by judge Raja Shehbaz Khan on Tuesday, a lawyer who attended the proceedings said on Wednesday. In addition to the death sentence, the court also sentenced both men to …

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A tragic crash

By thehighasia
December 1, 2015
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The crash of a Pakistan Army MI-17 helicopter killing the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and at least five others — there is still uncertainty — is a tragedy with possibly far-reaching consequences. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his entourage, as well as senior military officials and foreign diplomats, were all scheduled to visit Gilgit-Baltistan. The trip had been …

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Sitara-e-Imtiaz conferred on Prof. Carlo Alberto Pinelli

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December 1, 2015
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Islamabad: Government of Pakistan awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz Prof. Carlo Alberto Pinelli from Italy in recognition of his services in tourism, mountaineering and promotion of Pakistan.  

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Environmental Impact Assessments-The way forward in GB

By thehighasia
November 26, 2015
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The government of Gilgit-Baltistan intends to carry out promotional activities in Deosai National Park, including a polo festival at Rama in Astore, a jeep rally, paragliding and fish angling competitions in the national park. The WWF has urged the government of GB to refrain from carrying out these activities in the National Park for fear of damage to the natural …

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Emerging reason

By thehighasia
November 26, 2015
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By Aziz Ali Dad Followers of Islam are certainly perplexed why their lives are being turned into hell for some self-claimed saviors of Islam to go to heaven. The situation should have triggered some soul searching, but despite the gruesome incidents of murder and mayhem of innocent people in Pakistan, no attempt is made to analyze the subject of reason …

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Eight climbers summit Nanga Parbat; several teams on the move on Broad Peak, GII and K2

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June 17, 2013
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Herald Report A South Korean climber and a Nepali Sherpa have conquered Nanga Parbat “the killer mountain” the first summit of the summer season, media reports say. Kim Hong Bin of South Korea and Lakpa Nuru Sherpa of Nepal reached the summit on Friday evening, after enduring several days of cold and hunger at a 7200m altitude of Nanga Parbat. …

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Pakistan’s climate catastrophe

Unprecedented flash floods, water scarcity, dying glaciers, abruptly changing weather patterns, rising cases of rare diseases, and climate-change-induced loss of natural habitat are some of the discernible symptoms that are already on display in the South Asian country.

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